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Author: Robyn Carr

"We’re going to take a break," Ms Haynes said "I’ in particular you’d like, Devon?"

"Anything would be fine"

"Is there anything you don’t like? So about a half a tuna sandwich, small salad and cola"

"Sounds perfect I’m a little worried about Dr Grant and Mercy"

"Why don’t you take a few minutes to check in You can use your phone--you’re certainly not suspected of any crime If you could say as little as possible about our line of questioning, that would be appreciated I don’t need Jacob to be warned that we’re looking at him"

"Don’t you think he knows?" Devon asked

"I think he suspects," she said "I’ll get your lunch Make a couple of phone calls and ease your mind"

"How er will I be here?"

"We’ll have you home for dinner, Devon," she said "If we need anyday of answering questions seerateful for your cooperation"

"Can I have so at McGruestured toward the door

They seeh itshe said within these walls was being listened to Still, having a couple of "suits" bearing down on her like that wasPlus, she found them beyond rude If they wanted her continued cooperation, theya little more civilized

She called Scott, told him where she was and that the police hadher best to answer helpfully He assured her that Mercy was fine and probably didn’t even know her mother was out of town "And don’t worry, Devon--as job security, I’ivin’ man, Doctor I always said so"

"Just call me if you need me"

Then she texted Spencer, told hi questions for the PD and would be home by dinnertime He texted back that he would leave school and come for her if she needed hiht still be in the building waiting for her, Scott, ould guard her child and close up his business if she needed hiave her a second chanceand Spencer, who loved her

During lunch she was alone with Emma Haynes and Devon asked her questions about her work Eree to the FBI and loved going to work every day "Look at the people I ht What’s not to love?"

"Well, can you settle down and have a faht now I not only travel a lot, I also aned to new field offices The hard part for soht man My whole world seems to be filled with men in law enforcement"

"Well, if they’re all sourpusses like the tho picked me up in Thunder Point today, I can see your probleo" She took a drink fro, Devon We need your help in creating a diagras, the location of weapons, of --I have an artist co to join us This is important"

"I understand I’m afraid, Emma"

"For your safety?"

"No For theirs There are friends in there Children Sivehurt"

Eave her hand a squeeze "This is e’re so exact with the questions we’ve asked We don’t want any injuries We will not take any action that will hurt innocent people"

She took a deep breath "Okay Let’s do it"

Devon was exhausted by the time the afternoon came to a close She had done her best to help develop a rendering of the cos She told them as much as she knew and remembered In the process, she had her first experience with Red Bull to keep her going

"Too bad for you I’ right about now"

"There’s one ht, I’ll be right back"

Devon wondered how much more they could possibly want to know Just then the door to the little interview roo there She juasped and tears sprang to her eyes She rushed into Reese’s co her fiercely

"There now, little darling I guess this htly and looked into Reese’s s eyes She touched her hair, now shortened like her own But while Devon had cut hers short, leaving her with that slightly wild mop, Reese’s blond hair curled at her chin Reese was beautiful beyond words; Devon had always loved her, since the first day they’d met

"I didn’t know they had you, too"

"They don’t haveI ca in a safe place in another city I’ is resolved"

"How can it be resolved?" Devon asked